Executive team
Calum Smeaton - Chief Executive Officer
Calum joined Sumerian in 2002 and became CEO of the company in January 2006. Prior to joining Sumerian, Calum was the founder and CTO of Orbital Software, an enterprise knowledge management company which he founded in 1994. His role within Orbital covered a wide range of activities, including spending 2 years based in California establishing the company's US operations. After floating on the London Stock Exchange, Orbital merged with Sopheon PLC in November 2001.
Joan Saywood - Finance Director
Joan is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years' experience in a variety of senior financial positions across a number of different sectors. Those include Chief Financial Officer of Orbital Software Holdings PLC, Deputy Managing Director and Financial Director of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Ltd, and Group Financial Controller of Kwik-Fit Holdings PLC.
Joan joined Sumerian in July 2004 and is primarily responsible for the finance and administration function.
Sarah Ager - Director of Marketing
Sarah, who joined Sumerian in mid-2005, is responsible for service development, management and marketing.
Prior to joining Sumerian, Sarah was Global Marketing Director at NCR Corporation working within the company's Financial Solutions Division. Sarah has extensive product management and marketing experience holding various roles over the past 14 years within the financial and technology industries.
Gaelle Ciriego - Director of Human Resources
Gaelle joined Sumerian at the beginning of 2006 and is responsible for the development and implementation of Sumerian's HR strategy.
Prior to joining Sumerian, Gaelle was the European HR Manager for Worldmark International Ltd. where she was responsible for implementing resources and development strategies on a pan-European basis. Gaelle has developed her broad knowledge of international HRM from working in a number of countries.
Ewan McDonald – Director of Development
Ewan, who joined Sumerian in 2007, is responsible for developing the company’s core technology capability and applications.
Prior to joining Sumerian, Ewan was the Chief Technology Officer with Vebnet, the leading provider of Employee Benefits software. Ewan brings nearly 20 years experience of technology gained in the financial services industry, latterly with Aegon UK where he was Head of Strategy & Architecture.
Mark Logan - Chief Technology Officer
Mark joined Sumerian at its inception in 2002 and has 18 years’ experience in software engineering, consulting and IT strategy. He is responsible for all aspects of Sumerian’s service strategy and architecture.
Prior to joining Sumerian, Mark was the Director of Engineering for Cisco Systems in Scotland and Vice President of Engineering for Atlantech Technologies.